headway
英 [ˈhed.weɪ]
美 [ˈhed.weɪ]
将“headway”分解为“head”和“way”,想象一个“head”在前进的方向上,“way”则表示前进的道路。这样就可以记忆为“head”引导着前进的路,“headway”则表示取得的进步或进展。
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headway 进展head,头,way,路。比喻用法。
- headway (n.)
- c. 1300, "main road, highway," from Old English heafodweg; see head (adj.) + way (n.). Sense of "motion forward" first attested 1748, short for ahead-way; ultimately nautical (compare leeway).
- 1. She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.
- 她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步.
- 2. The ship made little headway in the storm.
- 航船在暴风骤雨中几乎无法前进.
- 3. Little headway has been made in educational reform.
- 教育改革没有进展.
- 4. He is not disappointed at the failure to make headway towards resolving their differences.
- 他们之间的分歧依然未能解决,他对此并不感到沮丧。
- 5. There was concern in the city that police were making little headway in the investigation.
- 警方在调查中未能取得什么进展,对此市民有些担心。